The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-06-29
NEWS NOTES.

tobacco monopoly.
The Duke Of Norfolk and Rt. Herbert
Vaughn, Bishop Of Stafford, England, have
recently had several interviews with the
Pope on the question Of the resumption Of
official relations between England and the
Vatican.
II Is officially announced that the Crown
Prince Frederick William will attend the
jubilee festivities in London next month.
Another cut in sugar quotations has been
made at San Francisco, the California re-
fnery reducing all grades one-eighth OF
cent.
One hundred weavers at the Naumkeag
mills, Salem, Mass, have struck against a
proposition TO fine them for time lost and
stock spoiled on account Of oil dripping.
Gaudaur the oarsman, says that he is
willing TO go to Australia to meet Beach,
provided he has the assurance that Beach
will accept challenge.
The Camberwell Radical club is making
arrangements on behalf OF the Radicals
and Irishmen OF London, to give Mr.. Will
lam O'Brien a banquet on his return from
America.
The cotton mill Of Masuret & Co., at
Roubaix, France, was entirely destroyed
by fire few days ago. Loss 100000.
Bids were opened at the Treasury De
partment the other day for iron work for
the new vault for standard silver dollars.
The lowest bidder was the West Point Ma
chine Company at sl2,235
Rev. John s. Lindsay, OF Washington
city, recently elected Bishop Of the diocese
Of Easton, Nd, will accept the position.
Ex-Secretary Manning sailed from Liver.
pool tor New York, on the Baltic, q few
days ago. His health seems TO have great
ly improved
A. o. Bailey, Vice Commodore Of tie
Royal Albert Yacht Club, London, has been
declared bankrupt. His liabilities are stated
to be 10000.
II is officially announced that the Queen
will, on the occasion Of the jubilee festivi-
ties, order the release Of all military pris-
oners not convicted Of grave crimes.
Dispatches from the inundated districts
Of Hungary, state that the floods are sub.
siding. Large tracts Of land are still sub
merged, however. The destruction TO crops
Is enormous.
Gustavc Herzig, manufacturer OF furs, at
New York City, has failed. The sheriff
seized his stock on judgments amounting
TO $l6,650. The liabilities are about $50, 600;
assets possibly SIS 600.
After eleven ballots the Episcopal con-
vention at Newark, Del, the other day,
gave up the attempt to elect a successor TO
Bishop Lee. They will try again on the
second Tuesday in December.
The new railway from Nisch, Servia, TO
Ak Palanka, has been formally opened 10
traffic and it's completion is regarded as Of
great importance to the Servian govern
ment as affordng means of rapid transpor-
tation Of troops.
Mr. Gladstone writes that the Liberal
Unionists, having assisted the Conserva-
tives in passing the second reading of bill
making the coercion Of the Irish people per-
manent, the Irish question is virtually set
tied for the present.
The ceremony Of unwilling the statue Of
Hayden took place at Vienna, the other
day, in the presence Of an imL.snse crowd
of spectators. The Emperor pulled the
sillSeu cord which uncovered the statue,
and in touching and eloquent speech pre-
scented the work TO the city in the name of
its patrons and promoters.
The London Times, in an article on the
cause contributing 10 the present deprcs-
sion Of trade, and especially the recent fall
ing of OF foreign commerce, attributes the
situation 10 the American Interstate COM
merce law, particularly the long and short
haul clause, and the increase by Russia and
Canada Of import duties on iron.
Prof. s. F. Baird, secretary Of the Smith
sonian Institution, is lying very i'll at his
residence in Washington city. He returned
10 that city very sick man, the other day,
from a trip TO northern New York for the
benefit Of his failing health. He is suffer.
ing from heart and kidney troubles.
A terrible locust plague prevails in the
central provinces Of Spain. Vegetation has
almost entirely disappeared, and in many
places the railway officials have been com
PEELED TO send workmen in force 10 clear
the tracks OF the insects before trains
could pass.
Twelve hundred striking miners at
tempted TO rob brewery at Bachmut,
Russia, owned by an English firm. The
fifty English workmen employed in the
brewery, resisted, and during the conflict
three OF the hands were killed and many on
both sides were injured. Several miners
were arrested. The conflict ended before
the military, who were summoned, arrived
upon the scene.
The Mexican government has published
an Official statement of the public debt,
which shows the total national indebted
ness 10 be much lower than is given in re-
cent publications. The total consolidated
debt, which includes the English debt, the
Carbajal bonds, the. English and Spanish
convention debts, and the interior debt is
$l06, 600, while the uncovered debt is
"a, g75, 900, a grand total of $751;, O20,OOO.
The recall from ST. Petersburg 10 London
OF ColoLcl Sir West Ridgeway, chief of the
British Afghan commission, is understood
to have been decided upon for the purpose
of receiving from him personally an eX;
PLANTATION of the extraordinary activity Of
Russian troops in Asia, TO which the gov
ernment's attention has been called. For
some time past the government has been
advised through its agents that Russian
military movements on large scale and Of
Frequency were pxecutAd in